shows us via the memories of an old man, how much the great film-artist THEO ANGELOPOULOS is still remembered – especially among people who had the chance to play a tiny part in one of his films.

Nr. 4 ARCIPELLAGOS / NAKED GRANITES by Dafni Chairetaki

Nr. 3 TWIST by Michalis Papatonopoulos

Nr. 2 MINUS ONE by Natassa Xydi

AND

our Nr. 1 THE SEED by Ifigeneia Kotsini

“The winner film is a dystopia that raises our awareness to an alarming development. Food, as we know it, is no longer accessible, only to a small elite. Seeds are dealt in the underground like illegal drugs. The short film is set in Athens, but it could take place anywhere in the world.

— With an extremely high production value, a compact and well narrated story, the director has convinced the jury. The winner of the best shortfilm of the Greek Filmfestival 2017 goes to:

Ifigeneia Kotsoni and her film The Seed.”

Hellas Filmbox – New Vision

Jury Argumentation:

WINNER OF THE COMPETITION

New Vision: Unterbrechung (Interruption) – by Yorgos Zois

This distorted post modern adaptation of a classical greek tragedy, becomes convincing through the successful acting.

The calmness of the cinematography creates an uncomfortable closeness to the drama and the desire to interfere, yes to intervene.

Hellas Filmbox – Documentary

Jury Argumentation:

WINNER OF THE COMPETITION

The award for best documentary is given to Marianna Economou’s The Longest Run. The story of Jasim and Alsaleh, two underage refugees from Syria and Iraq detained in a Greek juvenile prison, touches on a number of underreported issues in contemporary Greek, European and world politics. Strong in visuals and narratives the film takes on the perspective of the most vulnerable – unaccompanied minor refugees from war-torn countries stranded Greece. Marianna Economou has created an extraordinary documentary full of suspense by following her young protagonists closely in detention, during and after trial with an ending that offers the viewer a glimpse of an uncertain future.